Sarah Hughes Brewery

Brewpub in Sedgley, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Beacon Hotel (Sarah Hughes)

Established in 1988

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Beacon Hotel, 129 Bilston Street, Sedgley, DY3 1JE, England
Description
The Traditional Black Country Victorian tower brewery and public house was bought at auction in 1921 by Sarah Hughes.

Brewing home-brewed ales until 1957 when the brewery closed. After 30 years lapse the grandson John Hughes lovingly restored the brewery in 1987, keeping the traditional art of brewing alive.

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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask at Stourbridge Beer Festival; brown pour slight red tinge with minimal brown head, sweet nutty aroma, quite sweet taste almost jam like with dark fruits decent malts.
Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2013 at 01:52

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Cask at the gothique 29/03/13. Fruity berry aroma with some caramel. Flavour is rounded salty soft caramel. Strong for a mild. Very nice. Soft carb.
Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2013 at 08:50

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Cask at the gothique 29/03/13. Golden with a loose white head large bubbles. Sweet blackberry aroma. Thin palete. Sweet malt nutty. Subtle blackberry hop character.
Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2013 at 08:44

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the gothique 29/03/13. Light yellow gold. Thin white head. Nobel hop clean semi sweet malt.
Tried from Cask on 29 Mar 2013 at 07:49

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity @ 13th Egham Beer Festival. Pours a slightly hazy yellow golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak hoppy hints.
Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2012 at 01:24

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Cask @ 13th Egham Beer Festival. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak sweetish caramel aroma. Sweetish malty caramel and dark fruit flavor. Has a sweetish malty caramel and dark fruit finish.
Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2012 at 01:14

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Half pint, gravicask at The 8th Redhill Beer Festival. Shared with Finn. Next to black coloured body. Shiny dark surface. Chocolate malts to the nose added by a modest tartness. Well flavoured with dark malts providing hints of chocolate and anise as well as a touch of berries. Smooth in the mouth. Well bodied and well made, 02.11.2012).
Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2012 at 02:16

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask at Egham 13. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malty and light caramelish. Light green appleish. Bitter and light toasted malty. Bitter and dry roasted malty finish.
Tried from Cask on 18 Nov 2012 at 01:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From cask at Egham 13. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small whitehead. Aroma is grassy and herbal. Dry grassy and bitter flavoured. Light herbal note. Dry and light toasted malty. Bitter and light herbal finish. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried from Cask on 18 Nov 2012 at 01:48

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Gravity Dispense at Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival 2012. Slightly obscured amber with a thin white head that soon clears to the edges. Toffee, dark fruit, a little nuttiness and booze on the nose. Tastes of sweet caramelised sugar, dark fruit, dates, prunes and a little booze. Fullish bodied with a boozey sweet finish. I enjoyed this one !
Tried on 28 Oct 2012 at 01:39